Pesticides in fruits and vegetables? Growth hormones in milk? BPA in water bottles? These are just some of the health issues that we are worried about and try to avoid. But what we probably don’t know is that our pets can be carriers of toxins, too.
This is based on the study of a Washington-based Environmental [...]
Tags: cats, dogs, industrial chemicals, mercury, pets, toxins
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German researchers claim that having a dog in your home during your child?s infancy, reduces your child?s risk of developing allergies. Their findings were based upon a 6 year study of 9,000 children and were published in the European Respiratory Journal recently. The findings show that having a dog in the home is associated with [...]
Tags: allergens, Allergies, animals, asthma, dander, dogs, Eczema, germs, pets, pollens
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Call me thoughtless. Call me a terrible wife and mother’I don’t mind. I have two cats which I won’t part with, despite the fact that my husband is allergic to them. We always thought our kids were at least slightly allergic. My husband’s allergist told him that since he’s allergic to cats, it’s highly likely [...]
Tags: Allergies, cats, pets
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We have a 3 and a half-year-old black Lab/Border Collie mix named Cosmo. He has been a part of our family since a few months after my husband and I got married. We used to joke that he was our first “baby” and, at times, it’s like I really do have three kids [...]
Tags: babies, Black Labrador, Border Collie, dogs, kids, Labrador, Labrador Retriever, loving pets, pets
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Next week, we are going on a trip to England to visit family. Without a small child, this is a fairly simple matter. With a small child, it’s more complicated, requiring more stamina, more resources, more patience and somewhat more blog entries than you can imagine. Here’s the first – here goes!
While we are away, [...]
Tags: Independance, pets, Toddler Goes International, Toddlers
Posted in: Parenting, Toddlers
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